The brightest star in the constellationAquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Origin
From the Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر ("the flying eagle"), from نَسْر + طَائِر.
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